New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-24
TIE TALK OF THE DAY

"Are there too many houses ?" Is question "The
Real Estate Bulletin" prOpounds in speaking Of the
building prospects In this city. Considering that
the city has $4,000 tenement-houses, about 10 per
cent OF which wretched affairs for tenement
houses the question would seem 70 be somewhat
supcrhuous. II the city had 100000 moro houses
it would not have enough.
The Meancst Man Yet-Flrst Omaha Man-This
practical jokln' may be all right, but then amt no
punishment bad enough for a man who goes 10 jokin
second Omaha Mani should say not. Do you
know of case Of that kind .,,u -. .,o allan. %
kick the teller out q tho SgnSSTS$aG O6 Last s ,ne
day he S sne16Gd up the & SG 'ueo Tue
"Oh. well, that didn't do much harm, did It
ana M o9P SIM for five honT before
the inhuman rascal got caught.-(Omaha World.
friend Of Secretary Endlcott denies the report that
he Is going resign because the boys at Vest Point
have been allowed TO have dangerous weapons to play
with. lie viii stick, and recommend that the guns
bc given away, so that they will no longer remind
the people Of cruel
Deliberate Mcanness.-Chicago Bee-Tn Omaha
miss that open-handed generosity 50 noticeable In
omaha Grill haven't heard any such criticism
"Oh. the people are so petty about things Why
at tho hotel where am stopping they actually seem
the walter brought nothing but fork and looked
amazed when asked for knife"
What had you ordered"
"Pic."-(Omaha World
The other Day young man in the suburbs Of Paris
saved the life Of young woman who was trying To
drown herself. When reward was offered to him
for his brave he refused 1t, saying that he loved
the young woman whose life he had saved and wished
hor hand az his reward Tho young woman refused
him, however because she WAS in lows with another
young man. whose failure to retin her love had made
her deter mined TO take her life At last accounts
the young woman stln set upon killing herself.
and hor prescryor thinking OF following her
example because she would not love him.
"IIot day." said stout gentleman TO q stranger
crowded Maln-st. car yesterday Hey T. said
the other Hot day" said the first something louder
Excuse mo, Pm somewhat deaf and hardly caught
your meaning What did you say ;" 81 say It's
hot day" howlcd the fat man, glarng at his neigh
Dor and sctung red In tho face ana; ana ears as
yes. yes, how much must you pay Eve ~, cent? eo
puicnt individual said some bad words under his
breath and got OF tho yes" said the deaf man
gently has the tenth man within tS a9 nT@a
don't know IT," and he smiled sweetly and famed
himself with his bat-tBuhalo Courier.
The Rev J. l.. .'enlins, the welllinown Congre-
gatlonal minister OF Ptsheld, Mass says there are
ain Massachusetts, alone $50 needless churches vast
Ing the Lords money" Ho thinks that Christian
unity would end this waste.
Frank James. the Missouri hehwayman, attributes
hls professional success 70 tho fact that he never
son Intoxicated the thought may occur to him,
"What a successful highway robber he might have
made II he had only let liquor alone" but it is not
iIciy to afford him much genuine satisfaction Some
persons regard highway robbery as being quite rs
disreputable bacchanalan revelries -tN0rristown
Herald
There Is n cute Yankee In Illinois town who
plants sunHower seed In every hill of beans The
stalk serves bean pole, while the seed Is utilized
for chicken feed
Last Chance Gone.-Omaha Dame-How is your
papa this morning, pet
Omaha Chlld-Iie has given up hope.
"Mcrcy met / didn't know his case was 50 serious
ayes, he has sent for a doctor "-tOmaha World.
There are more applications for admission to An
dover Theological Seminary than there have been at
this for many years. This would seem to
Indicate that the churches have not lost faith In tho
seminary on account of Its alleged neologian tenden
Giles.
others OF capital punishment. Brown thought that
the banging Of one murderer deferred thousands from
"Nonsensel" was Fogg's rjoinder "captal pun
ishment has weight whatever with the man intent
we're struck dead for lying haven't heard that thcir
terrible punishment has caused the habit of mendac
Brown says 1t is useless TO argue with man like
Fogg. who always wandcn from tho subect-tBoston
Transcript.
"The Washington Critic" tells Of Northern stock
raiser who took a lot Of fine Berkshire pigs down to
a South Carolina State agricultural fair Much to
his chagrn and surprise, they attracted little notice.
while neghboring pens Of native hogs constantly
surrounded by admirng farmers. Determined to
learn the reason, he accosted q Caronian:
"Can you tell me, my friend, why these fneboned.
short legged, heavy -meated pigs get attention.
while those lcan lanl, longlegged, Improbable razor
backs get it all ?"
The CalollnIan shifted his guild, shut one eye.
sighted along his nose and drowned fly rod away.
"stranger hit aln't no use for we to raise no
hogs that cyarnt run EASTERN a darkey"
Theodore don't believe you love me any more,'
said k-st. girl plaintively, as her best fellow,
l.. o. Department clerk, pulled nor hastily past
Ice cream saloon.
'Oh, don't say that, dearest" said he, reproach-
fully" Why / named fourteen p9st offices after
you last week --twashington Critic.